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“Forceful. … It is curious how many Reaganesque themes find
a contemporary echo… [and] it is worth recalling both Reagan’s
celebration of freedom and his understanding of democracy.” (Wall
Street Journal)
“Bret Baier has done it again. Three Days in Moscow is a
remarkable story about one of the most monumental moments in
contemporary world history. Grand in sweep, brilliantly crafted,
and riveting, this extraordinary book is also masterfully
researched. It will take its place as an instant classic, if not
as the finest book to date on Ronald Reagan.” (JAY WINIK, author
of 1944 and April 1865)
“Bret Baier’s Three Days in Moscow is a riveting recounting of
Ronald Reagan’s gallant Cold War diplomacy. ... Every page
sparkles. ... One of the best and most essential books ever
written about Reagan.” (DOUGLAS BRINKLEY, Professor of History at
Rice University and editor of The Reagan Diaries)
“From someone who covered all of Ronald Reagan’s summits, Three
Days in Moscow is a fascinating read. Bret Baier’s enthralling
new history is a timely reminder at a point of resurgent
US-Russian tensions of the historic role Ronald Reagan played in
negotiating landmark nuclear agreements that helped end the Cold
War.” (ANDREA MITCHELL, Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent, NBC
News)
“Bret Baier is not only among the most reliably honest and
professional journalists in America, he is also a brilliant
historian and author. ... A comprehensive and wonderfully written
exposition of Ronald Reagan’s lifelong mission to spread liberty
and to end the Soviet Union.” (MARK R. LEVIN, #1 New York Times
bestselling author)
“Bret Baier gives us a clear and lively picture of Ronald Reagan,
the man and the president. Read Three Days in Moscow, enjoy, and
learn why the Gipper was such a great leader.” (GEORGE P. SHULTZ,
U.S. Secretary of State, 1982-1989)
“A remarkable book on many levels. Three Days in Moscow may make
you see Ronald Reagan for the first time.” (MARLIN FITZWATER,
White House Press Secretary, 1987-1993)
“In Bret Baier’s uplifting Three Days in Moscow we learn of a
critical new chapter in the Reagan triumph over totalitarianism,
a place and time where a new vision of freedom for all people was
born. An engaging story well told by a professional with in
and empathy.” (WILLIAM BENNETT, U.S. Secretary of Education, 1985
- 1988)
“Vivid. … Baier captures the essence of Ronald Reagan. … Great
history. …. A serious contribution to Reagan literature.” (The
American Spectator)
“Highly readable, perceptive and deeply researched.” (Washington
Times)
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From the Back Cover
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A Thousand miles behind the Iron Curtain, he stood for freedom
The #1 bestselling author and award-winning anchor of the #1
rated Special Report with Bret Baier reveals as never before
Ronald Reagan’s dramatic battle to win the Cold War
In his accled bestseller Three Days in January, Bret Baier
illuminated the extraordinary leadership of President Dwight
Eisenhower at the dawn of the Cold War. Now in his highly
anticipated new book, Three Days in Moscow, Baier explores the
gripping endgame of America’s long struggle with the Soviet
Union, and President Ronald Reagan’s central role in shaping
today’s world.
On May 31, 1988, Reagan addressed a packed audience at Moscow
State University with a remarkable—yet now largely
forgotten—speech that capped his first visit to the Soviet
capital. This fourth in a series of summits between Reagan and
Soviet general secretary Mikhail Gorbachev, was a dramatic coda
to their tireless efforts to reduce the nuclear threat. More than
that, Reagan viewed it as “a grand historical moment”: an
rtunity to light a path for the Soviet people—toward freedom,
human rights, and a future he told them they could embrace if
they so chose. It was the first time an American president gave a
speech about freedom and human rights on Russian soil. Reagan had
once called the Soviet Union an “evil empire,” but now, saying
that depiction was from “another time,” he beckoned the Soviets
to join him in a new vision of the future. The importance of
Reagan’s Moscow speech was largely overlooked at the time, but
the new world he spoke of was fast approaching; the following
year, in November 1989, the Berlin Wall fell and the Soviet Union
began to disintegrate, leaving the United States the sole
superpower on the world stage.
Today, the end of the Cold War is perhaps the defining historical
moment of the past half century, and must be understood if we are
to make sense of America’s current place in the world, amid the
reemergence of US-Russian tensions during Vladimir Putin’s
tenure. Using Reagan’s three days in Moscow to tell the larger
story of the president’s critical and often misunderstood role in
orchestrating a successful, peaceful ending to the Cold War,
Baier illuminates the character of one of our nation’s most
venerated leaders—and reveals the unique qualities that allowed
Reagan to succeed in forming an alliance for peace with the
Soviet Union, even when his predecessors had fallen short.
A MAIN SELECTION OF THE HISTORY BOOK CLUB
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